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What Do You Want Me To Do?

This version of What Do You Want Me To Do? was released by Willie Nelson in 1972.

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Well I can’t read your mind
When you changed all the time
And I don’t what’s matter with you
I think I do my share to show that I care
So just tell me what do you want me to do
I’ve tried to be kind but it don’t work sometimes
And you’re not the same person that I knew
And tell me where should I start to return to your heart
And tell me what do you want me to do
What do you want me to do with the dreams that I own
Should I changed them to mem’ries and leave you alone
Maybe I’m not too smart I guess you know me by heart
And if my chances of winning are few
Let my heart step aside with what’s left of my pride
And tell me what do you want me to do
Tell me what do you want me to do

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The lyrics for What Do You Want Me To Do? are defined as the words making up the song released by Willie Nelson in 1972. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to What Do You Want Me To Do? have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Willie Nelson and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to What Do You Want Me To Do? by Willie Nelson if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to What Do You Want Me To Do?" means the words set to the music of What Do You Want Me To Do?, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Willie Nelson. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to What Do You Want Me To Do? and the lyrics to What Do You Want Me To Do? are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Willie Nelson who came here looking just for the lyrics to What Do You Want Me To Do?, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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